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MacArthur Park Elementary School for the Visual and Perf Arts

Public Grades K-5

4643^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of California elementary schools

Summary

MacArthur Park Elementary School for the Visual and Perf Arts is a public elementary school serving 351 students in grades K-5 in the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, and serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 98.58% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

MacArthur Park significantly underperforms compared to the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas on standardized tests. In 2024-2025, only 27.16% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 46.45% for the district and 48.81% for the state. In math, the proficiency rate was just 26.06%, compared to 36.76% for the district and 37.3% for the state. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.6% to 30.8% over the past few years, significantly above the district and state averages. When comparing MacArthur Park to nearby Hoover Street Elementary, located just 0.34 miles away, it is clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance, with Hoover Street significantly outperforming MacArthur Park across all subject areas and grade levels.

Despite the school's low performance, MacArthur Park has relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $16,512 to $26,576 over the past few years. This suggests that the issue may not be a lack of funding, but rather how those resources are being utilized to support student learning. Additionally, while MacArthur Park is designated as a school for the visual and performing arts, it is unclear how this specialized focus is being implemented or impacting student outcomes, as the school's test scores do not indicate that this focus is translating into academic success.

338

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,576

Per pupil spending ?

97.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2300 West Seventh St.
Los Angeles, CA 90057-3903

(213) 381-7217

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend MacArthur Park Elementary School for the Visual and Perf Arts usually attend:

Middle:	Berendo Middle
High:	Belmont Senior High
	Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community
	Contreras Learning Center-Los Angeles School of Global Studies
	Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice
	More...
	Edward R. Roybal Learning Center
	School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.0%

African American:

3.0%

Asian:

2.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2013 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg39%

California avg41%

4,643^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

434^th of 487Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	4643 of 5857	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	4337 of 5869	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	5258 of 5859	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	5127 of 5883	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	5250 of 5789	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	4934 of 5662	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.5	4738 of 5692	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.1	4520 of 5614	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.6	3813 of 5611	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	22.9	4538 of 5530	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.4	2152 of 3162	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	2801 of 3245	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	3289 of 3311	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	3135 of 3275	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	2947 of 3246	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	4543 of 5597	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	4525 of 5612	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	4908 of 5609	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	4636 of 5635	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	4879 of 5492	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	4664 of 5413	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	3766 of 5107	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	3737 of 5107	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	4336 of 5087	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	4006 of 5084	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	4195 of 4963	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	3841 of 4830	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	3923 of 5460	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	3956 of 5517	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	4602 of 5363	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	4260 of 5264	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	4480 of 5173	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	4079 of 5084	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	4112 of 5628	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	3960 of 5643	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	5148 of 5638	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	5191 of 5663	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	5043 of 5510	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	4842 of 5431	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	17.9	2501 of 2635	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)5th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Science8%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
MacArthur Park Elementary School for the Visual and Perf Arts	Public	K-5	2300 West Seventh St.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 381-7217	338	16	21.1	97.9%	7 (2.1%)	10 (3.0%)	311 (92.0%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22.4	4643^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	20.7%		25.3	4337^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.1%	306	8.2		8.2	18.0	40.4	24.5				27.2	23.4	42.3	12.2				26.1	90.9	93.5		97.4	94.8	97.4	$26,576	$6,216	$20,360
Charles White Elementary	Public	1-5	2401 Wilshire Blvd.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 487-9172	233	14	16.6	98.7%	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	222 (95.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	55.2	2297^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.8%		30.8	3871^st of 5869 public elementary schools	34.0%	1574	26.5		26.5	51.2	36.2	47.9				44.9	50.0	50.0	49.0				49.7							$31,522	$6,966	$24,556
Hoover Street Elementary	Public	K-5	2726 Francis Ave.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 387-3296	551	28	19.6	98.0%	9 (1.6%)	18 (3.3%)	508 (92.2%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	85.6	902^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	84.6%		80.1	1146^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.5%	244	44.8		44.8	57.0	72.6	79.2				69.8	64.4	69.9	67.7				67.2	95.8	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3		$21,973	$4,741	$17,232
Camino Nuevo Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	697 South Burlington Ave.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Camino Nuevo Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 413-4245	603	30	20.2	99.5%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	602 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.2	3780^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.5%		30.9	3863^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	34.2%	83	14.8	23.3	19.0	20.6	28.6	26.2	51.7	38.3	45.0	34.9	36.5	36.5	18.0	42.4	38.3	46.7	36.3	95.3	95.3		95.3	95.3	96.5	$23,192	$2,614	$20,578
Rise Kohyang Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	600 South La Fayette Park Pl.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Rise Kohyang Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 224-8900	278	13	21.1	88.5%	2 (0.7%)	17 (6.1%)	214 (77.0%)	39 (14.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	34	3650^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.7%		34.3	3583^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	39.0%	67	12.8		12.8	25.6	33.3	25.5				28.2	53.5	42.2	31.9				42.2	77.3	79.6	84.1	79.6	79.6	77.3	$22,786	$860	$21,926
Esperanza Elementary	Public	K-5	680 Little St.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 484-0326	577	27	21.3	97.9%	7 (1.2%)	21 (3.6%)	539 (93.4%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	30.7	3899^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.4%		25	4365^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.6%	466	20.0		20.0	23.6	36.0	41.4				33.4	33.6	33.6	26.7				31.4	93.9	96.5		94.8	96.5	96.5	$24,625	$4,584	$20,041
Leo Politi Elementary	Public	K-5	2481 West 11th St.	Los Angeles	90006	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-1244	504	29	17.3	94.4%	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.4%)	477 (94.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	21.3	4723^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	19.4%		15.9	5224^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.0%	501	12.9		12.9	33.7	27.1	30.0				30.5	31.8	21.1	15.1				22.5							$29,062	$6,208	$22,854
Lafayette Park Primary Center	Public	K	310 South La Fayette Park Pl.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 380-5039	78	4	19.5	98.7%	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	72 (92.3%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		96.7			96.7			$41,469	$6,687	$34,782
Equitas Academy #3 Charter	Public, Charter	K-4	1050 Beacon Ave.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Equitas Academy #3 Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 204-0344	435	16	27.1	91.0%	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	418 (96.1%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	41.2	3137^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.4%		40.7	3146^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.4%	9				35.4	47.2					40.9	30.9	42.5					36.4							$23,777	$2,556	$21,221
Tenth Street Elementary	Public	1-5	1000 Grattan St.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 380-8990	339	16	21.1	96.8%	7 (2.1%)	14 (4.1%)	314 (92.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	24.8	4430^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.4%		18.3	4999^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.8%	569	22.6		22.6	30.4	12.2	31.8				24.3	50.7	15.1	15.9				27.3							$27,320	$6,108	$21,212

Frequently Asked Questions about MacArthur Park Elementary School for the Visual and Perf Arts

How many students attend MacArthur Park Elementary School for the Visual and Perf Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 338 students attended MacArthur Park Elementary School for the Visual and Perf Arts.

What is the racial makeup of MacArthur Park Elementary School for the Visual and Perf Arts?

Students at MacArthur Park Elementary School for the Visual and Perf Arts are 92% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Asian, 2% White.

Is MacArthur Park Elementary School for the Visual and Perf Arts a good school?

MacArthur Park Elementary School for the Visual and Perf Arts ranks in the bottom 20.7% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of MacArthur Park Elementary School for the Visual and Perf Arts attend?

Students who attend MacArthur Park Elementary School for the Visual and Perf Arts usually go on to attend:

Middle : Berendo Middle
High : Belmont Senior High
High : Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community
High : Contreras Learning Center-Los Angeles School of Global Studies
High : Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice
High : Edward R. Roybal Learning Center
High : School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex

What district is MacArthur Park Elementary School for the Visual and Perf Arts in?

Los Angeles Unified

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